Guide Exploring Kahului, Hawaii | SolarTravels.com

<body> Destination Guides Search for a City Destination Guides > North America > USA > Hawaii > Maui > Kahului and Wailuku Kahului and Wailuku Travel Options Flights Hotels Vacation Rentals Cars • Kahului And Wailuku · Exploring Kahului And Wailuku • Arrival And Information • Eating • Hotels in Kahului And Wailuku KAHULUI AND WAILUKU READ IT HERE Almost half of Maui's 120,000 inhabitants - the workers who keep this fantasy island going - live in the twin towns of KAHULUI and WAILUKU , to the north of the "neck" connecting its two mountainous sections. The land here can be so flat you fear the waves will wash right over it. Kahului is the main commercial center; Wailuku, if not aesthetically pleasing, is one of the few towns on Maui that feels like a genuine community, and with its budget hotels and restaurants - and the stunning Iao Needle nearby - makes a good central base. Exploring Kahului and Wailuku There's no sightseeing to speak of in either Kahului or Wailuku, though you may well become familiar with both while shopping for food and other necessities, better value here than elsewhere on the island. Market Street in Wailuku contains There's no sightseeing to speak of in either Kahului or Wailuku, though you may well become familiar with both while shopping for food and other necessities, better value here than elsewhere on the island. Market Street in Wailuku contains several interesting curio and souvenir shops, and commands a view across to Haleakala. Wailuku's Main Street heads straight into the West Maui Mountains , stopping three miles in at Iao Needle , a stunning 1200ft pinnacle of green-clad lava. It stands, head usually in the clouds, at the intersection of two lush valleys; you can't climb the needle itself, but hiking trails lead off in all directions, and as few visitors follow them for any distance you can soon be alone in the wilderness. Kamehameha won control of Maui here in 1790, in a battle determined by a cannonade directed by two European gunners. </body>